Archive for May, 2010
A wonderful novel that deftly takes the reader from a spirited old man’s hospital room to Circus trains and back again. Based in part on a menage of historic events, Water For Elephants is full of adventure and fantasy. I really enjoyed it.
Lupine Medium Martingale Style
Wanna have even more FUN with loved ones? Wanna spend more time with someone, but can’t get past awkward conversations? Wanna stream movies and TV shows to your TV, as you like? Turn on the wii, baby (& get Netflix)! From canoeing with family members, to swordfighting with friends, to cow-racing with acquaintances, to watching old episodes of Fraggle Rock, wii will have you laughing, rowing, slashing, lassoing (a la Indy!), and yes, now watching for as long as you can stand it! We’ve had our wii about six months, and it just got better! We just started our Netflix subscription a few weeks ago, and we love that too! With a Netflix subscription that includes the ability to stream, if you’ve got an internet connection to your house, you can watch any one of TONS of movies and TV shows (stuff you can’t get on OnDemand!) My beau was especially excited about the 21 Jump Street Episodes 
Be prepared to spend more than just the purchase price for the wii – there are lots of fun extras that you kinda need, extra wii-motes and nun-chucks, in addition to the games (tip: always read the reviews on the games, I’ve bought a doozey or two, & if i had read the reviews here on amazon, I would have saved my $$ for a better game). But, if you have kids or you are even just a couple who goes out a lot, the wii (& now, netflix) may save you some money in the end, and you’ll spend more time together, doing fun stuff. And after all, isn’t that what life’s all about?
Thanks to wii and netflix, we eat at home more (saves money, gas, & calories); watch fewer commercials (they’re bad for the psyche AND the wallet!); are more active with our entertainment; spend more time with family & friends; spend less time aimlessly channel-surfing; enjoy more varieties of entertainment, like documentaries, old TV shows, and musician stuff; are more conservative with spending $7-15 per person to see a movie in the theatres (that we hopefully will enjoy!); and actually look forward to spending time at ho
Mantis Tandem 26 Inch
Simply stated, I threw the book across the room when the elephant was hurt…one of many cruel things done to animals in the book. As hard as I tried, I could not find anything interesting in the book. Scattered and full of unbelievable misery.
Signing Time Baby Sign
Thought it looked cheap and would break when I first looked at it. Also, it’s so light, so it’s kind of deceiving. I was thinking, “how can something so light be so powerful?” When I put it together and turned the vacuum on, I was like, whoa! It’s powerful for it’s size and sucks up a lot at a time. Light, but powerful. Good vacuum. I would recommend it.
Barbie Paris Pretty Fashions
First pedometer I bought that works for me and it does great.Omron HJ-112 Digital Pocket Pedometer
Religion or Humanism
Twilight. Quite possibly THE most raved/ranted about book series of the twenty-first century.
A few years ago, my friends got sucked into the grammatically-incorrect world of Twilight, and begged me to read it. So I figured, “Okay. If everyone likes it so much, it must be good.”
BIG MISTAKE.
I, obviously, started out reading the first book. As I read it, I was introduced to a whole cast of unlikeable and undeveloped characters, numerous (and extremely noticeable) grammatical errors, plot holes, and way, WAY too many sensory details. It eventually got to the point where I started counting how many times Stephanie Meyer mentioned Edward’s “perfect marble chest” or “incandescent skin”. I mean, come on. INCANDESCENT?! I mean, sure, the man sparkles, but really. I think mentioning it once would have been enough.
Another thing that bothered me about the series as a whole was that Edward and Bella’s relationship was compared to that of Romeo and Juliet, being a “forbidden love”. However, not once did I notice ANYONE opposing Edward and Bella’s relationship. Nobody but themselves. It really annoyed me how, chapter after chapter, Edward would tell Bella how much he couldn’t live without her, and then tell her that she should leave him. It makes no sense. I mean, c’mon Edward! Make up your mind!
After suffering through Twilight, I decided for some reason to read the second book. Bigger mistake than the first.
Basically, 95% of the book involves Bella being an Emo zombie. That, and her flirting with Jacob and then telling him that she just wants to be friends. That’s it. How I survived book 2, I couldn’t tell ya.
Now, after that, I still hadn’t learned my lesson. So I moved on to book 3.
Truthfully, I can’t tell you much about that, because I only read half before calling it quits and ripping about 20 pages out of the book.
Overall, Twilight was not a good book AT ALL, and is currently blinding 98% of the world’s population with vampire-related sparkles.
Massasoit of the Wampanoags
Great book! Never read a book like this before but it really brings to life the [train] traveling circus experience from an insider’s ‘learn as you go’ POV during the Depression era. There is such an ominous feel throughout the entire book that I never expected an ending as such… I actually thought it would be more depressing, but I’m not disappointed.
Food for Champions How
Artemis Fowl is a criminal mastermind like no other. He has (by age 12)
gone through many thrilling criminal adventures and has yet to meet his
match in brains or technology. But when Artemis kidnaps a fairy he is in
for more than he thinks. The Fairies quickly send teams up to the surface to rescue their kidnaped friend. Has Artemis met his match?
Full of quick action, witty humor and excellent writing Colfer’s tale is a phenomenon of modern novels. Read it and you won’t be dissapointed.
Retirement Planning Tax and
The darts filled the need to run and shoot. Many games were had chasing and shooting. No fear of breaking household items.
Nerf Suction Darts 36pk
The FURminator is an effective tool. I had to go lightly with my cat but it worked perfectly with my horse. I would like a longer blade for the horse and I think the company sells a longer version, but overall it was a good purchase.
Professional Snap On Lens